EPL teams upset about referees taking international assignments during EPL games

EPL teams upset about referees taking international assignments during EPL games

Referees' group are set to release audio of the VAR blunder which saw Liverpool denied a goal in 2-1 defeat at Tottenham - after PGMOL chiefs were split over whether to grant Reds' request

Referees' chiefs are set to release the audio of the bungled VAR call that cost Liverpool a goal at Tottenham on Saturday.

Luis Diaz had his strike disallowed for offside but VAR Darren England and assistant Dan Cook mistakenly thought the on-field decision was onside, so did not correct the blunder.

Liverpool heaped pressure on referees' body PGMOL on Monday by demanding a copy of the tape and now they are expected to be granted their wish.

Senior figures at PGMOL were split over whether the audio should be made public. They are now leaning towards a release of the full exchange, although talks will be held on Tuesday over when to release it because a review is ongoing into Saturday's incident.

Senior figures at the referees' organisation disagreed over whether the conversation between referee Simon Hooper, VAR Darren England and his assistant Dan Cook should be revealed.

Some felt they should 'own' the mistake by showing immediate transparency, but that view met with opposition.

Yet following further talks, they are leaning towards revealing what was said in full. Further discussions will be held on Tuesday on the matter.

Insiders on Monday night refused to put a timeframe on a public release, though significantly they did not rule out that it could come as soon as Tuesday.

Liverpool condemned the error in an aggressive statement on Sunday night in which they said a 'range of options' were being explored, prompting speculation that they want the match — which they